Spartans Blast Past Rockets in Women's Swimming and Diving

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State women's swimming and diving team
pulled out a convincing victory over the Toledo Rockets earlier today by the score of
154-66. The victory increased the overall record of the Spartans to 3-2 while
their conference record remains 0-2. The Spartans came out victorious in 12 of the
13 events.

Seniors Anne Illgen and Shannon Elliot, who each won two events, led the Spartans.
Illgen won the 1000-freestyle with a time of 10:30.36 and broke her own pool record
in the 200-butterfly with a time of 2:05.05. Elliot came out victorious in the
200-individual medley (2:12.39) and the 100-freestyle (53.79). Also winning
freestyle events were sophomores Catrin Lenfers and Dianne Oliver, and junior
Dawn Polk. Lenfers won the 200-freestyle with a time of 1:56.33 while Oliver defeated
her opponents in the 50-freestyle in 24.34. Polk was victorious in the 500-freestyle
(5:09.43). Junior Rachel Frumkin came up with the win in the 200-breaststroke with
a time of 2:23.52. Junior Kim Zieman swept the diving competition once again,
winning both the 1-(269.25) and 3-meter (296.48) events.

In addition to the individual competition, the Spartans also fared well in the relays.
The team of Jami Archambault, Sarah Salenski, Lenfers, and Elliot won the 400-medley
relay with a time of 3:56.60 while Lenfers, Julie Ruby, Ilaria Sciorelli, and Sarah
Stover were victorious in the 400-freestyle relay.

The Spartans will return to action on Saturday, January 24, at 2 p.m. when they
travel to Evanston, Ill., to take on the Northwestern Wildcats.

Michigan State Men's Swimming and Diving Team Loses Heartbreaker to Toledo

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's swimming and diving team's meet with the University
of Toledo went down to the wire Tuesday night with the Rockets pulling out the victory
122-121. The Spartans move to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the Big Ten.

The meet was very competitive throughout with the lead changing hands six
different times. Freshman John Munley paced Michigan State's effort. He won the
200-freestyle with a time of 1:40.39, and the 500 freestyle in 4:37.66. The Spartans
also received strong performances from junior captain John Bruesch, who won the
200 breaststroke with a time of 2:06.50, and junior Michael Mulshine who dramatically
took the 200-meter butterfly race. Mulshine won the race with a time of 1:54.16
edging out Toledo swimmer Brian Fulling who finished in 1:54.21. Spartan diver Jeremy
Hertza pitched in on the effort with a win in the 1-meter diving competition. He
finished with a combined score of 252.91.

The Spartans will return to action on Saturday, January 24, at 2 p.m. when they travel
to Evanston, Ill. to take on the Northwestern Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers.

The Spartan men's swimming and diving team will return to East Lansing for the final
time this season on Friday, January 30 at 7 p.m. Michigan State will take on the
Indiana Hoosiers for "Senior Day". All of the Michigan State senior swimmers and
divers will be honored before the final home contest of the 1997-98 campaign.